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Atom Operator Manual
Utilities
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To format a disk, place the disk in the disk drive and press and hold [FUNCTION], tap S/A (DISK), release
[FUNCTION].
The display asks “Save ?”. Press [NO].
The display asks “Load ?”. Press [NO].
The display asks “F Disc ?”. Press [YES].
The display asks “Do it ?”. Press [YES].
Save To Disk
When you save a show to disk, you copy the entire contents of the Atoms memory to the disk. This includes
all Scenes, Chases, Grab master contents and the Softpatch.
To save a show to disk place a formatted disk in the disk drive then press and hold [FUNCTION], tap S/A
(DISK), release [FUNCTION].
The display asks “Save ?”. Press [YES].
The display asks for a Show number from 1 to 9 “S- #”. Rotate the Edit wheel to select a number.
To save the show, press [YES].
Saving a show to disk takes a few moments and a “S” (Save) and “percentage done” readout shows you the
progress of the saving action. All files are automatically checked after being saved and a “C” (Check) and
“percentage done” readout shows you the progress of the checking action.
At the completion of the saving process, the display reads “Done”. Press “YES” to acknowledge.
Load From Disk
When you load a show from disk, you replace the entire contents of the Atom's memory with the show data
from the disk. This includes all Scenes, Chases, Grab master contents and the Softpatch.
WARNING: Once a load from disk is initiated, the current contents of the Atom’s memory will be
erased and cannot be recovered.
To load a show from disk place the disk in the disk drive then press and hold [FUNCTION], tap S/A (DISK),
release [FUNCTION].
The display asks “Save ?”. Press [NO].
The display asks “Load ?”. Press [YES].
The display asks for a Show number from 1 to 9 “S- #”. Rotate the Edit wheel to select the number.
To load the show, press [YES].
Loading a show from disk takes a few moments. All files are automatically checked before being loaded and a
“C” (Check) and percentage done readout show you the progress of the checking action. Following a
successful check, the show will be loaded and a “L” (Load) and percentage done readout shows you the
progress of the loading action. At the completion of the loading process, the display reads “Done”. Press
“YES” to acknowledge the message.
Note: Many of the LEDS on the Atom will flash when the disk is operating. This is normal.
13.6 Diagnostics
The Atom diagnostics allow you to test the operation of all keys, LEDS, faders and the Edit wheel.
Keys, LEDs and Wheel Test
To select
this
test mode, press and hold [FUNCTION], tap [S/A]
1
(Yellow Preset), release [FUNCTION].
•
To test a KEY, press it and its LED will light and its number or function will be shown on the display.
•
To test ALL LEDS, press and hold [S/A] (Red Preset master), tap [S/A] (Yellow Preset master).
To cancel, press and hold [S/A] (Yellow Preset master), tap [S/A] (Red Preset master).
•
To test the Edit wheel, rotate it and look for a smooth increment of numbers on the display.
To cancel
test mode, press and hold [FUNCTION], tap [PREVIEW/EDIT], release [FUNCTION].
Fader Test
To select
this
test mode, press and hold [FUNCTION], tap [S/A] 2 (Yellow Preset), release [FUNCTION].
•
To test a fader, press the key closest to it then move the fader. The display reads from 0 to 255 as the
fader is moved through its range. Use the [<] key to select the IN fader and the [STOP/STEP] key to select
the OUT fader.
To cancel
test mode, press and hold [FUNCTION], tap [PREVIEW/EDIT], release [FUNCTION].